ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Manhattan Jaspers women's basketball team (11-19, 10-10 MAAC), anchored by 25 points from Brianna Davis, won their first round bout against the ninth-seeded Red Foxes from Marist (11-20, 8-12 MAAC) by a final score of 64-55 inside Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on Thursday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Eighth-seeded Manhattan tallied the first nine points of the contest, as the trio of Davis, Agar Farrés Garcia, and Elisa Solé Sanchez each converted on a jumper to force an early Marist timeout.
- Keeping the energy going throughout the rest of the frame, Hana Mühl tacked on seven more points by the end of the first ten, with the Jaspers taking a double-digit lead after the first ten minutes.
- The Green and White started the second on a 11-2 stretching their advantage out to 20, after Davis knocked down the team's first three-point shot of the afternoon.
- Kristina Juric saw game action for the first time since Jan. 24, collecting her first two points of the day midway through the second quarter.
- An 11-2 run out of the huddle put the Peacock's back to within six midway through the second quarter.
- Newcomer Celeste Harper found her own range from beyond the arc just before the halftime break, giving the Jaspers an 11 point edge by the horn.
- Colette Mulderig hit her first two jump shots out of the locker room, as the Green and White sat comfortably with a 10+ point lead the entire quarter.
- Mühl and Mulderig converted on the last two Jasper field goals to end the third with a 13 point lead.
- Despite a 15 point lead with roughly nine to play, the Red Foxes used ten unanswered points to suddenly make the margin only five with under two minutes on the clock.
- Farrés Garcia found Juric open in the paint with 35 seconds showing, which the Croatia native knocked down with ease, putting the ice on the first round matchup.
STATS AND NOTES
- Senior guard Brianna Davis led the squad with 25 points, her sixth 20+ point performance and fifth with 25+ this season. The Bronx, N.Y. native also led the charge on the defensive side of the ball, accumulating four steals.
- Senior guard Hana Mühl followed behind with 12 of her own, contributing six assists and three steals as well.
- Graduate forward Agar Farrés Garcia pulled down the most rebounds, tallying ten by the final buzzer for her seventh straight contest with 10 or more boards.
- Manhattan shot at its best rate in the opening quarter, with a 54% clip.
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will continue its 2025-26 campaign tomorrow, Friday, March 6 when the Jaspers keep on in their quest for the 2026 MAAC Championship with quarterfinal action against the top-seeded Bobcats from Quinnipiac. Action is scheduled to take place from Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall starting at 12 p.m., and can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
